Pitcher drainage frame



April 9, 935- c. H. MlLLER 1,997,529

PITCHER DRAINAGE FRAME Filed Aug. 50, 1954 Patented Apr. 9, 1935 1,997,529 r e e PITCHER DRAINAGE FRAME 1 Charles Miller, Lincoln, NebrL npplication Aii usted, 1934, SerialN o. 742,169

r 9 Claims. (01. 65- 61) I'hisinvention' relates to a frame or support especially intended to actboth as a support and as a' draining system for holdinga pitcheror otherreceptacle OIVBSSBI containing an iced or chilled liquid or other chilled material, so that the moisture condensed on the outside of i the receptacle or vessel or pitcher will be accumu lated' the'reby preventing such moisturefrom soiling a table or table cloth where it might 10 otherwise 'be placed. i e

i As is well known, whenever apitcher of ice water or other chilled material is placed on a tableor table cloth especially in the summer time moisture is condensed on the outside of the pitcher fronitheatm'osphere and this moisture drips ofi the bottom of the pitcher onto whatever the "pitchermay be place d upon and if placed ontable or table cloth it usuallysoils the same forming a" rim aboutlthe bottom of the pitcher which is often difficultto remove fromthe'table or :table "cloth; Furthermore; after the pitcher has beenused some of the liquid will generally drip over the pouring lip of the pitcher down about the outside of the pitcherto further increase the amountofmoisture on the outside thereof. With this invention thismoisture' condensed on the outside of the pitcher or dripping over from the lip 'of the pitcher is not permitted to reach the table or table 'clothgbut' instead it is collected as it drains from the-pitcher and retained until such time as'it is convenient to disposethereof; i '9 3 This drainage frame islespecially intended for supporting pitchers otice or chilledwater, but it isobvious that it may likewise be used for the same :purpose forsupporting any. sortof vessel or container whichho'lds an iced or chilled material, whether liquid or otherwise; so as to ac cumulate the moisture: therefrom and prevent it from soiling the suriace on which itwould otherwise be placed,

It 1 further 'object of this invention ito mvide ajfdrainagfe frame or pitcher; or iotherh vessel which will collect the drainage from thepitcher or vessel and will r'etain theqsame safely against accidental spilling while the pitcher. orvessel is no Position, l ifion until suphti a it is desired to intentionally dispose of the drainage.

With the foregoing and other :objects in View;

as willfhereinaf ter become apparent, this inventioncomprises the construetions', combinations, and arrangementso f parts, hereinafterset forth, disclosed and ,shown on the accompanying draw-i" i115, In t isdr n :v

. Figurel is a side elevation of the pitcher drain; age frame, r o

Figure 2 isa top'plan view of the baseythe pitcher being removed to clearly show the con struction' of the same, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a topplan fragmentary View of a slightly modified form. h V

Therejisjshow'n at H! the pitcher drainage frame or support in operative position holding a pitcher ll thereon. This pitcher drainage 'frameflfl consists of a flat disc like receptacle "I2 formed preferably of aluminum or of other suitable material, andhas a bottomwall l3, a circular sidewall l4, andjaltop wall l5. fAn opening 16 is provided in the centerofthe top wall I5, this opening I 6 being of a diameter slight- 1y larger than the diameter of the bottom or base ofthe pitcher or other vessel or receptacle that is to besupported on this frame.

A1 closure member I! is provided inside of the disclikemember l2 and is secured to the bottom of the upper wall l5 in anysuitable manner, as by soldering or the'like. This closure member I! is preferably of resilientmaterial sothat it will yieldingly press against the gbottom of the top wall l5'andclose theopening l6 therethrough Whenever the weight of thepitcher H or other vessel is removed therefrom. If the closure member ll be made of other than resilient material, then instead it may be attached to the bottom of the top wall l5 by any suitablej spring hinge tending to keep the same closed.

The weight of the pitcherll is taken up by the adjustable ring member l8 having a set screw 1 9 adapted to be adjustablyplaced in any one of apluralityoi'openings 20 in the ends of thering, so as'to make the ring l8 of a suitable diameter according to the size of the pitcher ll that is to be placed "thereon.

This ring I8 is riveted asat 2! to aplurality of supporting arms 22 which in turn are supported.

on bosses '23extending upward from the top of the upper walll5 of the disc like'rec eptacle l2.

'A drainage disposal opening 2 is provided in theside wall I4 as shown in Figure 3. "This 2'! to a pair of bosses 28 on the outside of the wall 143A spring 29 aboutthe pivot 21"normally urges the cork or closure member 25into a closing position'andrretains it there unless pressed andhence open position. As the moisture of the atmosphere condenses about the sides of the pitcher ll it flows downwardly about the outside thereof and passes through the aperture i and accumulates within the disc like receptacle l2. Obviously, the ring l8 might bei'adjusted so as to be a tight fit about the pitcher H if 'de sired. Also, the shape of the opening it may be made slightly irregular as at it to prevent the possibility of the bottom of the pitcher H or other receptacle making a complete peripheral contact against the edges of the opening l6 to prevent the moisture from draining therethrough.

As the moisture condenses onthe outside of the pitcher Hit will flow downwardly therethrough over the opened closure member W and into the sides of the receptacle 12. Only a limited amount of moisture will collect on the outside or the pitcher H and the disc like receptacle !2 is of such capacity that it need not be emptied probably more than once a day. In order to empty thedrainage 39 that has accumulated in the disc like-receptacle l2, the thumb is placed on the thumb pan 26 pivoting it against its spring 29 and withdrawing the cork 25 from the opening 24 allowing the drainage 39 to flow out of this opening and be' disposed of.

Although the supporting ring I8 is shown as adjusted to the sides of the pitcher I it may likewise be adjusted to the sides of a milk bottle or soda bottle or any other vessel or container used for containing chilled or ice liquid or material.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to be considered limited to the exact form disclosed and that changes may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

, Having thus set forth and disclosedthe nature of this invention, What is claimed is:

l. A drainage collecting frame for pitchers or other vessels comprising a disc like receptacle,

"an aperture in the top of said disc like receptacle leading to the inside of said receptacle, and sup- A drainage collecting frame for pitchers or 'other vessels comprising a disc like receptacle,

an aperture in the top of said disc like receptacle leading to the inside of said receptacle, supporting means on said receptacle for holding a pitcher or vessel with its bottom extending through said aperture in the top of said receptacle, said supporting means comprising an adjustablesupporting ring and arms extending upwardly from} said receptacle, said ring being se cured on. said arms, and a closure member for said aperture, said closure member being located Within said receptacle and held in open posi tion by the weight of the pitcher or receptacle.

3. A drainage collecting frame for pitchers or other vessels comprising a disc like receptacle, an aperture in the top of said disc like receptacle leading to the inside of said receptacle, supporting means on said receptacle for holding a pitcher or vessel with its bottom extending through said aperture in the top of said receptacle, a drainage disposal opening in the side of said receptacle, a drainage disposal opening closure member, and means for yieldingly holding said closure member in said drainage disposal openins.

4. A drainage collecting frame for pitchers or other vessels comprising a disc like receptacle, an

aperture in the top of said disc like receptacle leading to the inside of said receptacle, supporting. means on said receptacle for holding a pitcher or vessel with its bottom extending through said aperture in the top of said receptacle, a closure member for said aperture, said closure member being located within said receptacle and held in open position by the weight of thepitcher or vessel, a drainage disposal opening inthe side of, said receptacle, a closure memher, and means for yieldingly holding saidseccud-mentioned closure member in said drainage disposal opening. s

5. A pitcher drainage frame comprising a thinwalled disc like receptacle having an opening in the top thereof, a closure member yieldably supported within said receptacle for closing said opening, an adjustable pitcher supporting ring, a plurality of supporting arms securing said supporting ring on the top of said disc like receptacle, and drainage disposal means formed in .a. side wall of said receptacle. i

i 6; A pitcher drainage frame comprising a thinwalled, disc like receptaclehaving an openingv in the top thereof,a closure member ,yieldably supported withinsaid receptacle for closing said opening. an adjustable pitcher supporting ring, a plurality of supporting arms securing said supporting ring on the top of said disc like receptacle, and drainage disposal means formed in a side wall of said receptacle, said drainage disposal means comprising an aperture in said side wall of said receptacle, a cork adapted to close said aperture, a thumb pan on which said cork is mounted, and a spring hinge pivoting said thumb pan to said side of saiddisc like receptacle urging said cork into closing position in said aperture.

"7. A drainage collecting frame or coasterior pitchers or other vessels comprising a disc like receptacle, a top on said disc like receptacle having an aperture leading to the inside thereof, the peripheral edge of said aperture being substantially irregular, a closure member for said aperture, said closure member being locatedwithin said receptacle and held in open position by the weight of the pitcher or vessel, adrainage disposal opening in the side of said receptacle, a

9. A pitcher drainage framecomprising a thinan opening, and a closure member for said openwalled disc like receptacle having anopening in mg yieldably held therein. l' the top thereof, the peripheral edge of said openhis n i ling being substantiallyirregular, a. closure CHARLESH. X member yieldably supported within said recepn mark i tacle for closing said opening, and drainage dis- Witnesses to his mark:

posal means formed in a side wall of said recep- LEN RrcxY', i tacle, said drainage disposal means comprising GRACE DARBY. 

